Best Victoria Hand Decks in Marvel Snap

Marvel Snap's Victoria Hand: Deck Strategies and Value Assessment

Despite the ongoing popularity of Pokémon TCG Pocket, Marvel Snap continues its steady stream of new cards. This month sees the arrival of Iron Patriot, a season pass card, and its synergistic partner, Victoria Hand. This guide explores optimal Victoria Hand decks and assesses her value.

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• Victoria Hand's Mechanics
• Top Victoria Hand Decks (Day One)
• Is Victoria Hand Worth the Investment?

Victoria Hand's Mechanics

Victoria Hand is a 2-cost, 3-power card with the ongoing ability: “Your cards created in your hand have +2 Power.” This functions similarly to Cerebro, but only for cards generated in your hand, not your deck. This is crucial, rendering her ineffective with cards like Arishem. Strong synergies exist with Maria Hill, Sentinel, Agent Coulson, and Iron Patriot. Early on, be mindful of Rogues and Enchantresses attempting to disrupt her effect. Her 2-cost and Ongoing nature allows for strategic late-game deployment.

Top Victoria Hand Decks (Day One)

Victoria Hand's best synergy is with the season pass card, Iron Patriot, which generates high-cost cards with a reduced cost. Expect to see them frequently paired. This combination may revitalize older Devil Dinosaur decks, as illustrated below:

• Devil Dinosaur Deck: Maria Hill, Quinjet, Hydra Bob, Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, Iron Patriot, Sentinel, Victoria Hand, Mystique, Agent Coulson, Shang-Chi, Wiccan, Devil Dinosaur [Untapped Deck Link]

This deck utilizes Hydra Bob (replaceable with a 1-cost alternative like Nebula), but Kate Bishop and Wiccan are essential. Victoria Hand significantly boosts Sentinel, turning generated Sentinels into powerful 2-cost, 5-power cards (or 7-power with Mystique). A Quinjet further amplifies this effect. Wiccan offers a powerful final-turn play, potentially combining Devil Dinosaur, Victoria Hand, and a Sentinel. If Wiccan fails to activate, a Devil Dinosaur play in a different lane serves as a backup strategy.

A second deck, favored by some content creators, explores Discard-style strategies to leverage Swarm and Helicarrier. However, these highly optimized decks often lack space for Victoria Hand. Instead, a more fitting approach integrates Victoria Hand with the infamous Arishem:

• Arishem Deck: Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, Sentinel, Valentina, Agent Coulson, Doom 2099, Galactus, Daughter of Galactus, Nick Fury, Legion, Doctor Doom, Alioth, Mockingbird, Arishem [Untapped Deck Link]

This deck, despite Arishem's nerf, remains a meta staple. Cards like Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, Sentinel, Valentina, Agent Coulson, and Nick Fury generate cards that benefit from Victoria Hand's effect. While deck-generated cards miss out on the bonus, the deck's inherent power remains potent.

Is Victoria Hand Worth the Investment?

Victoria Hand is a worthwhile acquisition for players enjoying hand-generation strategies, especially when paired with Iron Patriot. Her impactful ability suggests future meta appearances, though she isn't a must-have, collection-defining card. However, considering the relatively weaker cards slated for release later this month, investing in Victoria Hand might prove more strategic.

Marvel Snap is available now.